Monday, June 22, 2009

FISHING TRIP SUCCESS!




Here's a couple of the more than 20 fish that we caught on the Fishing Trip June 19th. It was a great trip. Everybody that got on the bus, got off and we had food and beverages for everyone.
Dick Kortekaas

Friday, June 12, 2009

June Newsletter

St. Bernard’s Men’s Club
And
Holy Name Society

June 2009



This month’s meeting will be June 17th and will be held in the Grade School Gym because of the construction work scheduled for the Parish Center.

The Fishing Trip on June 19th is full. All we need now is for the weather and the fish to cooperate. The bus will leave the parking lot at about 3PM Friday and return about 1AM Saturday. If there are any last minute changes, please contact Steve Schwartz at 651-484-4106 or email me.


UPCOMING DATES

June 17 – Club Meeting

June 19 – Fishing Trip, 3PM

June 21 – Picnic, Noon

July 10 – Twins Night, 4PM

July 22 – Rice St. Parade

Aug 15 & 16 – Parish Festival

Meeting night will be your last chance to make reservations for the Picnic on June 21st or the Twins game on July 10th. If you plan on going to either event please be sure to sign up. The Picnic festivities will start at Noon at Roseville’s Central Park. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 for students, and free to children ten and under.

Party time for the Twins game begins at 4:00pm with burgers, brats, and refreshments served in the High School parking lot. The bus to the game will leave at 6:00pm sharp.

We need help for both the Picnic and Twins events so if you can spare the time, show up a little early.

Enjoy the summer. If anyone has any other ideas for Club events let us know.

A copy of this newsletter is also posted on-line at http://stbernardstpaul.org. Just follow the Men’s Club links. If you would like to receive it via email, send me a request at dakortek@ties2.net.


See you at the meeting.

Dick Kortekaas

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

May Newsletter

St. Bernard’s Men’s Club
And
Holy Name Society

May 2009



Welcome to Spring!

The AAHNS Spring Banquet on May 2nd, was attended by about 50 members from parish’s around the Twin Cities. Frank Bruns, this years’ Holy Name Man of the Year was present and received his award. Congradulations Frank!

This month’s meeting will be on May 20th in the Parish Center. This will be our last meeting in the Parish Center as the remodeling work is scheduled to start the first week of June. While the construction is going on, the Club will hold its activities in the Grade School Gym. Look for more updates on the remodeling next month.

The Fishing Trip on June 19th still has a few openings. The bus will leave the parking lot at about 3PM Friday and return about 1AM Saturday. The cost is $65 and reservations can be made by calling Steve Schwartz at 651-484-4106 or by emailing me. If you know anyone interested please get in touch with Steve or myself right away.


UPCOMING DATES

May 20 – Club Meeting

June 19 – Fishing Trip

June 21 – Picnic

July 10 – Twins Night

July 22 – Rice St. Parade

Aug 15 & 16 – Parish Festival

The Club Picnic is scheduled for June 21st at Roseville’s Central Park. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for students. Children 10 and under are free. This event is open to the entire Parish. Watch for more information in the weekly bulletin.

We have a Twins night scheduled for July 10th. The cost is $20 per person and includes a pre-game tail gate party in the High School parking lot. Transportation to and from the game via luxury bus and a reserved seat ticket for the game. We are limiting the number tickets to just 50 so make your reservations early by via email at stbernardsmensclub@gmail.com.

The Spring and Summer seasons are starting to fill up quickly with Club events . These events are opening to everyone so please participate when you can.

A copy of this newsletter is also posted on-line at http://stbernardstpaul.org. Just follow the Men’s Club links. If you would like to receive it via email, send me a request at dakortek@ties2.net.


See you at the meeting.
Dick Kortekaas

Thursday, April 9, 2009

April Newsletter

St. Bernard’s Men’s Club
And
Holy Name Society

April 2009



The Spaghetti Dinner held in March was a huge success again this year. We served 220 dinners and the Club cleared over $1100. Thanks to all of the volunteers, both Club members and wives, that turned out to help. A special thanks is due to Fran and Marlene Blatzheim for organizing the dinner again. We couldn’t have done it without everybody.



The Club decided at the March meeting that we would offer up to $1000 as a matching donation of the Mass second collection contributions during the last weekend of March. The Parish members responded with contributions of $2700 and check for $1000 was presented to the Parish on March 31st. Because of everyone’s generosity, the $30,000 goal for Parish Center remodeling has been exceeded sooner than expected.


The AAHNS Spring Banquet is being held May 2nd at the Church of The Holy Cross in Minneapolis. The cost is $16 per person and reservations need to be in by April 30th. Reservation sheets will be available at our April Meeting or you can contact me for an email copy.


This month’s meeting is April 15th. In addition to our regular meeting, we also will have the selection of our Holy Name Man of the Year. There will also be a Knights of Columbus Gold Plate Dinner ticket given away at the end of the evening. Invite a friend to come along.


A copy of this newsletter is also posted on-line at http://stbernardstpaul.org/. Just follow the Men’s Club links. If you would like to receive it via email, send me a request at dakortek@ties2.net.



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UPCOMING DATES


APRIL 15 – CLUB MEETING

MAY 2 – AAHNS SPRING BANQUET

JUNE 19 – FISHING TRIP

JUNE 21 – CLUB PICNIC
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See you at the meeting.


Dick Kortekaas

Monday, March 9, 2009

March Newsletter

St. Bernard’s Men’s Club
And
Holy Name Society

March 2009

The Spaghetti Dinner is finally here on Saturday the 28th and the flyer should be in the bulletin this week. We are asking the membership to help out with desert again this year. Please bring a dozen and a half cupcakes to the Parish Center sometime during the day on Saturday to be used at the dinner. Your donation to this is always appreciated.

At this month’s meeting we are going to have a speaker from the St. Vincent De Paul Society. We usually make a donation to the Society every year during Lent. Maybe this year we can do a little better if the need is there.

Fishing trip spots for June 19th are going fast. There is room for only about 12-15 people left. If you would like to reserve a spot, either sign up at the meeting or call Steve Schwartz at 651-484-4106.

Mike and Don Grundhauser attended the Rice Street A/C’s Gold Plate dinner with the ticket that we gave away last month. They had a great time and won $100 which was given back to the Club.

The Gold Plate dinner sponsored by the Knight’s of Columbus in White Bear Lake is going to be held at Gulden’s on April 29th. This is always well attended by the Club and if you would like a ticket, see me at the meeting.

Last month we had a new member, Steve Andert, join the Club. Steve is very active in the Scouting Program and has been a life-long member of the Parish. Please continue to ask possible new members to our meetings. Let’s continue to grow the Club this year whenever possible.

A copy of this newsletter is also posted on-line at http://stbernardstpaul.org. Just follow the Men’s Club links. If you would like to receive it via email, send me a request at dakortek@ties2.net.

See you at the meeting.

Dick Kortekaas

Friday, February 27, 2009

***SPAGHETTI DINNER***

ST BERNARD'S MEN'S CLUB
AND
HOLY NAME SOCIETY

Our 23rd ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER
(All the spaghetti you can eat!)

SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2009
4:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M.

SAINT BERNARD’S PARISH CENTER
corner of RICE and GERANIUM)

DONATION:
ADULTS $7.50 CHILDREN 6-12 years of age $3.50
(Under 6 years of age – FREE)

MENU:
SPAGHETTI and MEATBALLS
BREAD and BUTTER
MILK or COFFEE
DESSERT

Monday, February 9, 2009

February Newsletter

St. Bernard’s Men’s Club
And
Holy Name Society

February 2009

Ash Wednesday is February 25th.

Last month we talked about a trip to a Twin’s game this summer and our fishing trip in June. The Twin’s game is still being looked into and the Fishing Trip has been scheduled for June 19th with a cost of $65 per person. There will be more details as we go along.

Our Spaghetti Dinner scheduled for March 28th is getting closer so please schedule some time to volunteer on that Saturday. Help with the prep work, workers during the dinner, and a cleanup crew are all needed.

At the Executive Board Meeting on February 3rd, a request from the Bowling Alley for $300.00 to purchase new shoes was presented by a representative of the lanes. After discussion, the Board approved the request and now we will need the Club’s approval to go ahead.

The Board also approved the purchase of a dinner ticket for the Rice Street A/C’s Gold Plate on March 1st at Gabe’s . This ticket will be good for two dinners and four bar drinks. This ticket will be given away the evening of the meeting to some lucky member as part of our attendance drawing.

A request for a donation for the Senior Lock-in was tabled until the March Board meeting so that we could have an opportunity to talk to someone from the committee.

This month’s meeting is February 18th at 7pm in the Parish Center. Invite a friend or someone you see at Mass. Remember, our club membership is free until June for new members signing up now.

A copy of this newsletter is also posted on-line at http://stbernardstpaul.org. Just follow the Men’s Club links. If you would like to receive it via email, send me a request at dakortek@ties2.net.

See you at the meeting.
Dick Kortekaas